David Lock b. 1970, Leicester, UK. Lives and works in London.
Education
00-01 MA Fine Art Goldsmiths’ College, London
99-00 PG (Dip) Fine Art Goldsmiths’ College, London
95-99 BA (Hons) Fine Art University of Reading, Reading
94-95 Art Foundation De-Montfort University, Leicester
Solo Exhibitions
2018 ‘Fragmented Eros’, studio.1.1, London
2008 ‘John Jones Work on Paper Prize’, Zoo Art Fair, London
2007 ‘Misfits & Maladies’, FRED London/Leipzig
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020
‘between parts undone’ – Paintings by David Lock, Gavin Maughfling & J. A Nicholls, studio1.1, London
2019
‘Painters Posting Paintings’, curated by Joseph O’Rourke, Edinburgh College of Art, travelled to Cass Art, Manchester and Brockley Gardens, London
‘Creekside Open’ 2019, curated by Sacha Craddock, APT Gallery, London (Prizewinner)
‘Telescope’, curated by Nigel Cooke, Jerwood Gallery, Hastings
‘A Little Painting Show’, curated by Josephine Jenkins, OA Studios, Salford and travelled to Dead Pigeon Gallery in the office of Dan Carden MP, Liverpool
2018
‘Rules of Freedom’, curated by Rosalind Davis, Collyer Bristow Gallery, London
‘John Moores Painting Prize’ 2018, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
‘Creative Rage’, curated by Duovision Arts, Stoke Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Staffordshire
‘The Performativity of Painting’, curated by Alex Roberts, Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Greenwich
2017
‘Crimes of Passion: Joe Orton’. The National Justice Museum, Nottingham
‘What the Artist Saw: New Art Inspired by the Life and Work of Joe Orton’, curated by Michael Petry and Dr Emma Parker, MOCA, London, and travelled to New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester
‘Adam Reynolds Bursary, Shortlist Exhibition’, Artlink, Hull
‘Three100’, No Format, London
‘Painting: Experiment’, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
2016
‘The Discerning Eye’, invited by Dan Coombs, and Sacha Craddock, Mall Galleries, London
’30 x 30 x 32′, Contemporary British Painting show, St Marylebone Crypt, London
2015
‘Art of the Lived Experiment’, Curated by Amanda Cachia and Aaron Williamson, Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM), Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA), and Kendall College of Art and Design (KCAD), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
2014
‘DadaFest: Art of the Lived Experiment’, curated by Aaron Williamson, The Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool
‘Threadneedle Prize’, guest curated by Sacha Craddock, Mall Galleries, London
‘Arcus Pride Exhibition’, curated by Michael Petry, Clifford Chance, London
‘Adam Reynolds Bursary, Shortlist Exhibition’, Shape Gallery, London
2013
‘Together’, curated by Enzo Marra, Occupy My Time Gallery, London
‘Masquerade – Be Another’, curated by Eléonore Gros and Alicia Paz, Stephen Lawrence Gallery, London
‘Unknown Sitter’, curated by Covadonga Valdes, Lion & Lamb Gallery, London
‘A House of Many Windows’, curated by Gluckman & Day, Collyer Bristow Gallery, London
‘Six Degrees Of Separation’, curated by Juan Bolivar, Wimbledon Space, London
2012
‘Ex Roma III’, APT Gallery, London
‘Wher’ You Live Now’, The British School at Rome, Italy
‘I Don’t Know How A Rock Feels’, The British School at Rome, Italy
2011
‘Seven Things to Do In An Emergency’, The British School at Rome, Italy
2010
‘Misfits’, DS Contemporary, Belgium
2008
‘Import/Export’, Fred Leipzig,
2007
‘Mark Fairnington, Mathew Usmar Lauder, David Lock and Kate Davis’, Binz & Kramer Gallery, Cologne
‘The Juddykes’, curated by Ben Judd and Howard Dyke, John Jones Project Space, London
2006
‘Metropolis Rise: New Art from London’, Curated by Anthony Gross and Jen Wu
Dashanzi 798 Art District, Beijing and travelling to CDQ Design Centre, Shanghai, China
2005
‘Uneven Surfaces: Painting Now’, TemporaryContemporary, London
‘Mesmer: Scrutiny, Seduction and slight of hand’, Temporary Contemporary, London
Awards and Residencies
2019 ‘Prizewinner’, Creekside Open, 2019
2011 ‘Abbey Scholarship in Painting’, The British School at Rome
2006 ‘John Jones Work on Paper Prize’, Zoo Art Fair, London
Bibliography
David Lock, Floorr Magazine, Issue 17, 2018
‘Relative Values’, David Lock interview with Gemma de Cruz. ‘Art & Music Magazine, 2017
Always There, Sacha Craddock, The Threadneedle Prize Curated Space, 2014
David Lock: Misfits & Maladies, Daisy Boyd, Amelias Magazine, July 2007
Catalogues and Publications
John Moores Painting Prize 2018, The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 2018
The Performativity of Painting, The Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Greenwich, 2018
What the Artist Saw: Art Inspired by the Life and Work of Joe Orton, MOCA, London, 2017
Art of the Lived Experiment, GRAM, UICA & KCAD, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2015
Art of the Lived Experiment, The Bluecoat, Liverpool, 2014
The Threadneedle Prize, The Mall Galleries, 2014
Fine Arts 2011-12, The British School at Rome, 2012
Collage: Assembling Contemporary Art. Blanche Craig, Black Dog Publishing, 2008
Metropolis Rise: New Art from London. Anthony Gross & Jen Wu, 2008
Commissions
Set designer for ‘Set and Reset/Reset’ by CandoCo Dance Company. In association with Trisha Brown Dance Company. For Candoco’s 20th anniversary season.
Collections
Beth Rudin DeWoody
John Jones, London
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool